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Health and fitness expenses is one of the biggest challenges in Dubai. Sitting behind the screen and wheels for long call for sweating it out. Gym memberships are extremely expensive and difficult to commit if you work odd hours. An alternative option is free and you’ll realize its benefits:

1 – Public Parks: A brilliant alternative that I’d argue has slightly more benefits than an in-door gym. The fresh air, well-kempt trees, and open air help ease out stress whilst you’re running and jogging. I’ve seen people double up the bench as gym tools for push-ups and dips. Indoor gyms can get noisy and crammed up.

2 – Empty parking lots: If there is no public park in vicinity, look for a large parking lot with enough gaps for a jog or run. But you’ll have to time yourself for late-nights or early morning when there’s little activity of cars around.

Note: Gym membership isn’t a bad idea, but refrain from using it as a social calling card. Don’t join in because your friends have, join because your body needs it and only if you can afford that price tag. Don’t build your body at the expense of mind.

Shift your shopping from high end markets to regular less expensive marts like you can get 80% of your regular weekly shopping items at any Carrefour at a considerably lower price than Waitrose. .Also, consider shifting your fruit and vegetable shopping to places like Union Co-Op in Dubai, Sharjah Co-Op in Sharjah and Ajman Al Manama ,LuLu hypermarket. Buy your fish from the fish markets in Dubai and Sharjah ports.Its cheap and fresh from the boat.